Food Insecurity Trajectories in the US During the First Year of the COVID-19 Pandemic

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• Journal Article:
  Preventing Chronic Disease (PCD)
• Personal Author:
  Kim-Mozeleski, Jin E. ; Pike Moore, Stephanie N. ; Trapl, Erika S. ; Perzynski, Adam T. ; Tsoh, Janice Y. ; Gunzler, Douglas D.
• Description:
  Introduction
  
  The objective of this study was to characterize population-level trajectories in the probability of food insecurity in the US during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic and to examine sociodemographic correlates associated with identified trajectories.
  
  Methods
  
  We analyzed data from the Understanding America Study survey, a nationally representative panel (N = 7,944) that assessed food insecurity every 2 weeks from April 1, 2020, through March 16, 2021. We used latent class growth analysis to determine patterns (or classes) of pandemic-related food insecurity during a 1-year period.
  
  Results
  
  We found 10 classes of trajectories of food insecurity, including 1 class of consistent food security (64.7%), 1 class of consistent food insecurity (3.4%), 5 classes of decreasing food insecurity (15.8%), 2 classes of increasing food insecurity (4.6%), and 1 class of stable but elevated food insecurity (11.6%). Relative to the class that remained food secure, other classes were younger, had a greater proportion of women, and tended to identify with a racial or ethnic minority group.
  
  Conclusion
  
  We found heterogeneous longitudinal patterns in the development, resolution, or persistence of food insecurity during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic. Experiences of food insecurity were highly variable across the US population, with one-third experiencing some form of food insecurity risk. Findings have implications for identifying population groups who are at increased risk of food insecurity and related health disparities beyond the first year of the pandemic.
  
  
• Subjects:
  COVID-19 Ethnicity Female Food Insecurity Food Supply Humans Minority Groups Pandemics
• Source:
  Prev Chronic Dis. 2023; 20
• DOI:
  http://dx.doi.org/10.5888/pcd20.220212
• ISSN:
  1545-1151
• Pubmed ID:
  36657063
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC9856052
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  K01 DA043659/DA/NIDA NIH HHSUnited States/ ; U01 AG054580/AG/NIA NIH HHSUnited States/
• Volume:
  20
• Collection(s):
  Preventing Chronic Disease
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